Tag: Twitch

Tyler Blevins, otherwise known as 'Ninja,' reportedly raked in $1 million for promoting 'Apex Legends' on Feb. 5. Together with other top streamers, Ninja helped the game set record-breaking numbers in its first month.

A 'Donkey Kong 64' marathon by YouTuber Harry Brewis raised almost $350,000 for a trans youth group in the UK. The charity stream was proved to be an epic success thanks to some help from the LGBTQ community, activists, and celebrities.

An alleged domestic abuser has been banned from Twitch once again after being briefly let back in. The accused streamer, Luke Munday, was heard assaulting his wife in a Dec. 9 'Fortnite' livestream watched by thousands.

Guy Beahm, popularly known as Dr. Disrespect, was in the middle of an intense 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' battle when the shooting incident occurred. Authorities have yet to determine the reason and those involved in the shooting.

New Twitch Prime members will see advertisements while watching content on the streaming platform if they sign up on Sept. 14 or later. The decision to end advertisement-free viewing for Twitch Prime subscribers looks to provide streamers with more income.

Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins broke his own Twitch record with 667,000 concurrent viewers for a 'Fortnite' charity event in Las Vegas. The event allowed fans and casual players to play alongside professionals and streamers, resulting in a few interesting highlights.

A new offer from Twitch confirmed exclusive 'Overwatch' skins for players who purchase the All-Access-Pass. Subscribers will receive special cosmetic items in-game with chatroom stickers and more for Twitch.

Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins, one of the most popular 'Fortnite' streamers on Twitch, earns about $500,000 per month. The former professional 'Halo' player reveals how he did it, but warns people who may be thinking of switching careers.

'Fortnite' is now more popular than 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' on Twitch, with more time watched and streamed. How did Epic Games pull off the feat, when 'PUBG' had all the momentum heading into 2018?

Fans will now be able to unlock Overwatch League skins just by watching matches on Twitch, MLG, or Overwatchleague.com. However, following the matches on Twitch offers more perks beyond collecting Overwatch League tokens.

Popular streamer James "PhantomL0rd" Varga started a legal battle with Amazon-owned Twitch. The dispute stemmed from Varga’s suspension from the streaming site in July 2016, which led to his eventual departure.

Facebook has launched a content monetizing program to convince video gameplay streamers to switch to Facebook Live. The initiative is seen as the company’s bid to take down rivals like YouTube and Twitch.

Amazon shipped more than 5 billion items worldwide under its Amazon Prime membership program in 2017. The Amazon Prime Best of 2017 announcement also highlighted the rise in popularity of the Instant Pot, among several other interesting tidbits.

An award-winning Twitch Streamer for 'PUBG' revealed his plans to stop streaming due to personal reasons. DrDisRespect admitted that he cheated on his wife and intends to work on his relationship until further notice.

Twitch has officially struck a deal with Blizzard that’ll grant it exclusive broadcast rights to 'Overwatch,' 'Heroes of the Storm,' and 'Hearthstone' tournaments. Lasting through 2018, the deal also brings free loot boxes for Twitch Prime subscribers.

After the ultra-popular Twitch Plays 'Pokémon' and offshoots that came afterward, Twitch users have now shifted to playing something more real. That’s thanks to Stock Stream, a game which lets users spend real money to invest in the stock market.

Twitch has introduced a new feature that enables viewers to purchase a game while watching the live stream of a user playing the title. Twitch has offered 50 games initially and would add more in the future.

Twitch has announced that it’s rebranding Curse, acquired last year, as a desktop app, complete with streaming, communication, and marketplace features. Twitch confirmed that the app’s beta versions arrives March 16.

Sang-hyeok Lee, more popularly known as the legendary Faker, broke viewer records on his first Twitch stream. Will the world's best 'League of Legends' player continue to smash records in his next streams?

Microsoft is gearing up to better compete with Twitch.tv after new features were announced for its Beam Pro service. These features are in Beta, and only Pro users can take advantage for now. The general public should get a shot at them in 2017.

Remember Justin.tv? It was a version of Twitch.tv designed for non-gaming live stream content. It was closed back in 2014, but the new IRL option on Twitch is definitely a revive of the service, but one that is more regulated to keep copyrighted content at bay.

Twitch announced IRL as a new content category that will allow streamers to broadcast their everyday lives away from consoles and computers. The service also revealed that it will be launching mobile broadcasting from its mobile app next year.

An 'Overwatch' player used a set of tethered bananas as a form of control scheme in 'Overwatch.' Twitch user Rudeism is responsible for the setup, controlling beloved 'Overwatch' character Winston by touching bananas mapped out for different commands.

TwitchCon came around again on Friday, Sept. 30 and Twitch kicked things off with a blast, revealing a series of new additions that will change the face of the video game streaming service for years to come.

Logitech announced its C922 Pro Stream Webcam today, a follow-up to the C920. It's aimed primarily at Twitch and YouTube streamers, and it features 1080p recording at 30 fps, with an option for 720p at 60 fps, among other things.

'Breakaway,' a new game from Amazon Game Studios, integrates directly with Twitch and offers several interactive features. The new features include a wager system and a couple of broadcaster, viewer and player tools.

Blizzard Streaming, first announced a couple of months ago, has now been launched. The feature makes it easier for gamers to live stream the Blizzard titles they play on the PC through their Facebook accounts.